Sanskrit quote nr. 1073 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधर्मद्रोहसंयुक्ते मित्रजातेऽप्युपेक्षणम् ।
आत्मवन्मित्रवर्गे तु प्राणानपि परित्यजेत् ॥adharmadrohasaṃyukte mitrajāte'pyupekṣaṇam |
ātmavanmitravarge tu prāṇānapi parityajet ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Adharma (अधर्म): defined in 14 categories.
Droha (द्रोह): defined in 7 categories.
Samyukta (saṃyukta, संयुक्त, saṃyuktā, संयुक्ता): defined in 15 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात, jātā, जाता): defined in 21 categories.
Jati (jāti, जाति): defined in 29 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Upekshana (upeksana, upekṣaṇa, उपेक्षण): defined in 1 categories.
Atmavat (ātmavat, आत्मवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Varga (वर्ग, vargā, वर्गा): defined in 12 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), India history, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Prakrit
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “adharmadrohasaṃyukte mitrajāte'pyupekṣaṇam”
- adharma -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- droha -
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droha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃyukte -
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saṃyukta (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṃyukta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mitra -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāte' -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[locative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jāti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb]
- apyu -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- upekṣaṇam -
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upekṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “ātmavanmitravarge tu prāṇānapi parityajet”
- ātmavan -
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ātmavat (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ātmavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mitra -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varge -
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varga (noun, masculine)[locative single]vargā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- prāṇān -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tyajet -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 1073 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.